Gamuts

Dactylitis

Dactylitis or sausage digit is inflammation of an entire digit (a finger or toe), and can be painful. The word dactyl comes from the Greek word "daktylos" meaning "finger". [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Cone-shaped epiphysis
Localized brachydactyly
Localized periosteal reaction
Multiple radiolucent bone lesions
Periosteal new bone formation in a child
Polyostotic bone lesions in children
Pseudomacrodactyly
Thick periosteal reaction along bone shaft
May Be Caused by
 Common
Hand-foot syndrome
Pyogenic osteomyelitis
Sickle cell disease
Tuberculosis
 Uncommon
AIDS
Atypical mycobacterial infection
BCG vaccination
Behçet disease
Chronic granulomatous disease of childhood
Infection
Leprosy
Mycetoma
Pancreatic fat necrosis
Pancreatitis
Phalangeal microgeodic syndrome
Radiation necrosis
Reiter syndrome
Sarcoidosis
Smallpox
Sporotrichosis
Syphilis
Thermal injury
Tuberous sclerosis
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